- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32049 CRL.P No. 3199 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 3274 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3199 OF 2024 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3274 OF 2024 IN CRL.P No. 3199/2024 BETWEEN: RAVIKUMAR D AGE 54 YEARS, S/O K DORAISWAMY R/AT ACCORDING TO FIR NO.768, 16TH MAIN, BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA ACCORDING TO PETITIONER (AADHAR) NO.169E, IIM POST, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560076 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANE SHIVAJI HANUMANTHAPPA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32049 CRL.P No. 3199 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 3274 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HULIMAVU POLICE, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560001 2. SMT. SOWMYA SRIDHARAN (ACCORDING TO PCR) AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO G1 GJ NEST 5, 23, LAKSHMANAPPA NAGAR RMV II STAGE, BANGALORE - 560103 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. VACHAN H.V., ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.143/2022 AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.3 HEREIN FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE UNDER U/S 466, 34, 120B, 467, 471, 474, 426, 463 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 5TH ADDL. CMM, BANGALORE AND FURTHER PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER. IN CRL.P NO. 3274/2024 BETWEEN: RAVIKUMAR D AGE 54 YEARS, S/O K DORAISWAMY R/AT ACCORDING TO FIR NO.768, 16TH MAIN, BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU CITY, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32049 CRL.P No. 3199 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 3274 of 2024 KARNATAKA ACCORDING TO PETITIONER (AADHAR) NO.169E, IIM POST, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560076 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANE SHIVAJI HANUMANTHAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HULIMAVU POLICE, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560001 2. SMT. SUNITHA RAJASHEKAR (ACCORDING TO PCR) W/O SHRI. RAJASHEKAR K V AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NO.618, VIJAYA BANK LAYOUT, 8B MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, BENGALURU - 560 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. VACHAN H.V., ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.144/2022 AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.3 HEREIN FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 466, 34, 120B, 467, 471, 474, 426, 463 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 5TH A.C.M.M BENGALURU AND FURTHER PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32049 CRL.P No. 3199 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 3274 of 2024 THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER IN CRL.P.No.3274/2024 Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 – de-facto complainant has brought to the notice of this Court that in view of the directions issued by this Court, it has been held that the offences alleged against all the accused are to be investigated in one crime and that multiple FIRs cannot be permitted in respect of the same set of allegations. In that background, the co-ordinate Bench of this Court has already quashed all the three FIRs. 2. It is further submitted that now only FIR in Crime No.141/2022 remains pending, in which the Investigating Officer has already completed investigation and filed a charge sheet. As regards the remaining complaints, which were based - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32049 CRL.P No. 3199 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 3274 of 2024 on the same allegations, the co-ordinate Bench has directed respondent No.2 to withdraw the same. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 has also placed on record that the complaint in Crime No.144/2022, which was the subject matter of Crl.P.No.3274/2024, has already been withdrawn in compliance with the said directions. 4. Recording the above submission, the present petition is rendered infructuous. Accordingly, the petition stands dismissed. ORAL ORDER IN CRL.P.No.3199/2024 Insofar as Crime No.143/2022, which is the subject matter of Crl.P.No.3199/2024, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 – de-facto complainant submits before this Court that the complainant undertakes to withdraw the said complaint as well. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32049 CRL.P No. 3199 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 3274 of 2024 2. In view of the statement made on behalf of respondent No.2 – complainant, the captioned petition in Crl.P.No.3199/2024 is also rendered infructuous. Accordingly, the petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1